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post #1 of 7
4/11/11 at 11:00am
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Is it true that defragmenting can result in a better and faster computer performance??

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post #2 of 7
4/12/11 at 4:57am

I have a Toshiba laptop since the last 2 years which I think has definitely benefited from regular defragging. (whenever I have not run it and fragmentation builds up, I find there is excessive drive activity and things generaly tend to slowdown) Of late I have been using Diskeeper which is by the way an excellent defrag program. (Not freeware).

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post #3 of 7
4/12/11 at 11:30am
Defrag is good way to make the drive easier to access from OS point of view. Once a month is plenty I believe

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post #4 of 7
4/12/11 at 7:42pm
Defragmenting your hard drive will result in increased performance if the defrag is thorough (beyond what the built-in or a freebie utility can do).
 
Fragmentation is the condition wherein pieces of files and free space are non-contiguously scattered all over your disk, making the writing and reading of files take a lot longer than it should (it also causes excessive wear on your disk as it has to search all over the disk to find all the pieces or fragments of the file when you access it)

Assuming you are talking about a Hard Drive (not an SSD as they require a different optimizing method), defragmenting will not damage your system and it will perform much better as the disk won't have to search all over the place whenever you access a file..

To get the most performance from your PC, I suggest you use a good third party defrag program from a reputable company (forget about the software suites that promise to do everything for your PC -- they try to do too much and usually end up not doing anything well).

Here is a link to a recent side-by-side comparison of the best defrag programs available independently done by "Top 10 Reviews".

http://disk-defragmenter-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Most of the programs in the Top 10 Review do a very thorough job and some of the higher-scoring ones automatically defrag while the system is in use so you don't have to worry about remembering to defragment or waiting till it's done (the built-in defragger and even some freebies can be resource hogs, so most people don't use their PC while defragging as it will tend to run very sluggishly. And they tend to be very slow).

Also, most of the better of these offer a free trial period so you can try them out at no charge.

Just click on the image of the higher-scoring programs and you'll see the actual review itself along with their features and why each placed where it did.

The gold medal winner was given first place as they are the only defrag program that prevents fragmentation -- check out the review.
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Edited by Bill R TechSpec - 4/12/11 at 9:37pm
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post #5 of 7
4/12/11 at 9:32pm

I have been trying to delete post #5,6, 7 & this one but no luck.

 

Admin if you could delete those for me I'd appreciate it (I was just trying to edit the original post (#4) to remove the sord "search" at the bottom. Oh well..... Sorry for the multiple-posting, not intentional!

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post #6 of 7
4/13/11 at 2:36am
smile.gif Welcome to NBF

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post #7 of 7
4/13/11 at 8:51pm

Yes, it is true that if you defragment harddrive faster pc will result. Defragmenting organizes files and increase available disk space. So, if you want to start defragmenting, go to your Start Menu and select Accessories. Then, select System Tools and choose Defragmenter.

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